Algrange
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Moselle | |
| Arrondissement | Thionville | |
| Canton | Algrange (main town) | |
| Community association | Val de Fensch | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 22 ' N , 6 ° 3' E | |
| height | 221-405 m | |
| surface | 6.96 km 2 | |
| Residents | 6,144 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 883 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 57440 | |
| INSEE code | 57012 | |
| Website | http://www.ville-algrange.fr/ | |
 Saint-Jean-Baptiste church |
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Algrange ( German Algringen ) is a French commune with 6144 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Moselle department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Lorraine ). It belongs to the Arrondissement of Thionville and is the capital of the canton of Algrange .
geography
The municipality of Algrange is located in a side valley of the Fensch , about ten kilometers west of Thionville .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2012 |
| Residents | 9,163 | 8,658 | 7,658 | 6,767 | 6.325 | 6,198 | 6.343 | 6,381 |
Freetime activities
In Algrange there is a permanent mountain biking - downhill track as well as some North Shore Drops, Roadgaps, table football and a Dirtteil. But there is no elevator; when contests take place, a shuttle service transports the drivers up the mountain.
Personalities
- Adolf Wagner (1890–1944), politician (NSDAP)
- Josef Wagner (1899–1945), politician (NSDAP)
- Nikolaus Kyll (1904–1973), theologian, folklore researcher and church historian
- Fritz Sperling (1911–1958), politician (KPD)
- Gilbert Gruss (1943–2016), karateka and karate trainer
- Christian Eckert (* 1956), politician (PS)
- Philippe Hinschberger (* 1959), soccer player and coach
Web links
Commons : Algrange - collection of images, videos and audio files
